Mill Creek
Labels: District_44, Mill_Creek, Puget_Sound_A-K
FungusAmongUs
Snohomish
http://www.fungusamongus.com
RTD Award: Phase I
Research Partner: Dr. Juming Tang and researchers in Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University
Project Began: 2007
FungusAmongUs, a Snohomish-based supplier of non-perishable mushroom-based products, has teamed with Dr. Juming Tang from Washington State University to develop processes for producing shelf-stable ready-to-serve soup in flexible, heat-sealable containers called retortable pouches. The WSU research team will conduct the design and development of thermal sterilization processes and products. FungusAmongUs will provide the guidelines and raw materials for soup formulation. FungusAmongUs has an established presence in the gourmet and natural market as a producer of organic mushroom-based soups with products sold through national and local outlets such as Whole Foods, QFC and Fred Meyer. Washington state is the fourth largest producer of mushrooms in the U.S. with a $15 million share of the $889 million annual U.S. mushroom market. Over the past 10 years as consumers have become familiar with more exotic varieties, demand for medicinal and culinary uses of mushrooms has steadily increased. High in nutrition, mushrooms are now regarded as a beneficial food in modern diets. As eating habits have changed, today's consumers expect quick but healthy foods. Recent consumer surveys indicate strong interest in ready-made soup, with the organic soup category showing 40% growth in 2005. Development of process protocols for shelf-stable ready-to-serve mushroom soups will widen the product range available to FungusAmongUs and, in turn, lead to higher sales volumes and generation of more employment opportunities.
"This program helps to create more high-tech, high wage jobs in Snohomish County. The ripple effect from these jobs will benefit the entire region."
State Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens)
"This is the perfect kind of targeted help from the state that builds jobs. New jobs are in new markets and this is a perfect example."
State Rep. Hans Dunshee, (D-Snohomish)
"Our economy used to be based on horsepower - and now it runs on brainpower. The research we're doing, and the scientific barriers we're breaking, will make our economy strong here in Washington state and improve the health and lives of people around the world.
State Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek)
Snohomish
http://www.fungusamongus.com
RTD Award: Phase I
Research Partner: Dr. Juming Tang and researchers in Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University
Project Began: 2007
FungusAmongUs, a Snohomish-based supplier of non-perishable mushroom-based products, has teamed with Dr. Juming Tang from Washington State University to develop processes for producing shelf-stable ready-to-serve soup in flexible, heat-sealable containers called retortable pouches. The WSU research team will conduct the design and development of thermal sterilization processes and products. FungusAmongUs will provide the guidelines and raw materials for soup formulation. FungusAmongUs has an established presence in the gourmet and natural market as a producer of organic mushroom-based soups with products sold through national and local outlets such as Whole Foods, QFC and Fred Meyer. Washington state is the fourth largest producer of mushrooms in the U.S. with a $15 million share of the $889 million annual U.S. mushroom market. Over the past 10 years as consumers have become familiar with more exotic varieties, demand for medicinal and culinary uses of mushrooms has steadily increased. High in nutrition, mushrooms are now regarded as a beneficial food in modern diets. As eating habits have changed, today's consumers expect quick but healthy foods. Recent consumer surveys indicate strong interest in ready-made soup, with the organic soup category showing 40% growth in 2005. Development of process protocols for shelf-stable ready-to-serve mushroom soups will widen the product range available to FungusAmongUs and, in turn, lead to higher sales volumes and generation of more employment opportunities.
"This program helps to create more high-tech, high wage jobs in Snohomish County. The ripple effect from these jobs will benefit the entire region."
State Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens)
"This is the perfect kind of targeted help from the state that builds jobs. New jobs are in new markets and this is a perfect example."
State Rep. Hans Dunshee, (D-Snohomish)
"Our economy used to be based on horsepower - and now it runs on brainpower. The research we're doing, and the scientific barriers we're breaking, will make our economy strong here in Washington state and improve the health and lives of people around the world.
State Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek)
Labels: District_44, Life_Sciences, Puget_Sound_A-K, RTD_Grant_Program_A-K, Snohomish, WSU
